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LSTM Annual
Report 2014/15

Director’s Foreword

There are a few rare individuals who embody LSTM’s vision, mission and

values. Herbert Gilles, a former Director of LSTM, was one such individual.

With his passing at the grand old age of 94, many sta , alumni and

collaborators have lost a dear colleague, mentor and friend.

Herbert was a great advocate for and supporter of LSTM and The practical nature of LSTM’s expertise was highlighted with
his loss, along with that of former Dean Bill MacDonald and, the recent Ebola crisis in West Africa. Around 30 LSTM sta

as this report is about to go to press, news of the passing of from Senior Clinicians to Junior Technicians and Programme
Professor Richard Ward, feel like the end of an era representing Managers were deployed in Sierra Leone, with many UK based
a generation that built strong foundations from which LSTM sta helping to shape UK government policy, ready NHS teams

can grow.
for travelling to the a ected areas, and helping to monitor
and treat volunteers on their return. We can be proud of the

This year has been another busy and challenging one. We have e ective response that we mounted to this emergency.
put in place our own IT, library, payroll, HR systems, student

information systems and virtual learning environment. The We thank all our supporters, collaborators and funders for their
process of obtaining our own degree awarding powers is
continued engagement, without you LSTM would not be able
well advanced and a challenging timetable for expanding to have the impact that it undoubtedly does on improving

our learning and teaching portfolio to meet the changing health in the tropics.
expectations of our various stakeholders has been agreed.

The new Wolfson Building was opened in December and

is already almost fully occupied. The next expansion of our
estates, in collaboration with the NHS, is due for completion
by November 2017. This will provide us with state of the art

facilities to expand our translational activities to develop new
products and processes to mitigate the impact of resistance to

drugs, anti-microbials and public health insecticides.
Professor Janet Hemingway CBE

LSTM Patron, HRH the Princess Royal and LSTM
Director, Professor Janet Hemingway
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